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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Return of Al-Mahdi Short Selection from the book lthbatu 'r-Raj'ah This is a short selection from the book, lthbatu 'r-Raj'ah, of the Shaykh of the sect and reliable authority of the group, Abu Muhammad al-Fadl ibn Shadhan ibn al-Khalil an-Nishapuri, may Allah cover him with His forgiveness and give him spacious (place) in His gardens; and may Allah give us the opportunity to collect all that is in this (book) and get enlightenment from its brilliant jewels and priceless pearls; surely He is Nigh, Answering the prayers.

Hadith 1 Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, may Allah provide rest to his noble spirit and bestow on him His exalted benevolence, said: 1.

Narrated to us Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Bazi' (may Allah be pleased with him): He said, narrated to us I:Iammad ibn 'Isa: He said, narrated to us Ibrahim ibn 'Umar al-Yamani: He said, narrated to us Aban ibn Abi 'Ayyash: He said, narrated to us Sulaym ibn Qays al-Hilali who said: I said to Amiru '1-Mu'minin (peace be on him): "I have heard from Salman and al-Miqdad and Abu Dharr things concerning the exegesis of the Qur'an and ahadith of the Prophet (blessings and peace from Allah be on him and his progeny), different from what the people have; then I heard from you verification of what I had heard from them (i.e.

from Salman, al-Miqdad and Abu Dharr). I have also seen with the people many things related to the exegesis of the Qur'an and ahadith of the Prophet (blessings and peace from Allah be on him and his progeny) which you oppose and say that all that is untrue. So, do you think that the people intentionally tell lies against Allah and His Messenger, and interpret the Qur'an according to their own views?" Sulaym said: Then 'Ali (peace be on him) said: "You have asked, so understand the reply.

Certainly, what the people have is (a collection of) right and wrong, true and false, repealing and repealed, general and particular, firm and ambiguous, exact and surmised. Even during the days of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace from Allah be on him and his progeny) false sayings were attributed to him, so much so that he stood up to deliver a sermon and had to say: 'O People!

Attribution of false sayings to me has increased, so whoever attributes a falsehood to me intentionally should make his abode in the Fire.' Then after him falsities were attributed to him much more than was being done in his time.